A Bank of America branch in New York City. The woman, referred to in court papers as Jane Doe, is seeking an unspecified amount of damages from both banks.

A woman who says she was abused by the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sued Bank of America and the Bank of New York Mellon on Wednesday, alleging the banks knowingly provided financial services that enabled his sex trafficking operation for years.

Bank of America and BNY declined to comment.

The woman, referred to in court papers as Jane Doe, is seeking an unspecified amount of damages from both banks. She is represented by law firms Boies Schiller and Edwards Henderson, who previously secured settlements of US$75-million and US$290-million with Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, respectively, over their alleged financial t

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